Mercury-Atlas 8

Summary

Mercury-Atlas 8 is a crewed spacecraft^[1]. It draws 486 Wikipedia views per month (crewed_spacecraft category, ranking #8 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mercury-Atlas 8's image is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 8 launch.jpg^[3].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's image is recorded as Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra - GPN-2000-001351.jpg^[4].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's instance of is recorded as crewed spacecraft^[5].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight^[6].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's logo image is recorded as Sigma 7 insginia.png^[8].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's follows is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 7^[9].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's followed by is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 9^[10].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's manufacturer is recorded as McDonnell Aircraft Corporation^[11].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-052A^[12].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's part of is recorded as Project Mercury^[13].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's Commons category is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 8^[14].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's space launch vehicle is recorded as SM-65D Atlas^[15].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's SCN is recorded as 00433^[16].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[17].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1962-10-03T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +1962-10-03T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f7fp^[20].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's significant event is recorded as splashdown^[21].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[22].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's crew members is recorded as Wally Schirra^[23].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's location of landing is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[24].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's described by source is recorded as Retro Space HD^[25].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[26].
• Mercury-Atlas 8's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14^[27].

Why It Matters

Mercury-Atlas 8 draws 486 Wikipedia views per month (crewed_spacecraft category, ranking #8 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]